Quieter Classrooms With Optimise 70

For contractors tasked with classroom refurbishments, Optimise 70 could well be the perfect recommendation. Modern school classrooms are a tough place for any floor, but the IVC Commercial Optimise 70 range might well be the perfect solution. Affordable, tough, easy to maintain and with class-leading impact noise reduction, it upgrades any classroom floor in need of replacement.

Made in Europe by IVC, Optimise 70 is a heavy-duty (0.70mm wear layer) heterogeneous vinyl floor that delivers more than just outstanding wear characteristics. With a choice of 40 designs, including everything from wood plank and herringbone to terrazzo and bright colours, it can certainly create an inspiring classroom setting while supporting pupil concentration thanks to its 19dB of impact sound reduction. And with Sanitec anti-bacterial and Hyperguard+ protection, it’s a floor that’s hygienic and easy to maintain too.

Jake Parks, national sales manager, IVC Commercial, says, “Today’s classroom not only needs to deliver excellent long-term value, but must also support the needs of pupils. The importance of setting a high-quality learning environment is now well recognised and so schools are looking for floors that are not only exceptionally tough and easy to look after, but that can also inspire and support the next generation. Optimise 70 has all the characteristics needed and is widely available from distributors across the UK. It is the perfect go-to classroom floor for contractors refurbishing school environments.”

Highlights in the Optimise 70 range include the ‘endless’ wood design of Elias, chevron plank of Olympus and the terrazzo looks of Cevennes and Coronet. These are well suited to a more sophisticated look for secondary settings. Standard designs such as the wood plank of Camargue and Toronto, as well as the bright colours of Rochus are ideal for primary and junior learning environments, where they can be used to create zones. Optimise 70 is available in 2m width and comes with a 12 year commercial warranty.    www.ivc-commercial.com 

Working Together With West Fraser’s CaberFix Range

By combining the three products in West Fraser’s CaberFix floor fixing range, projects are guaranteed to be the very best in terms of application and longevity, while delivering a simple and safe on-site experience. Each floor fixing product is fully BBA-approved, guaranteeing 60 days of exposure to weather and on-site construction when used with CaberDek; the CaberFix range has been specifically developed for use with West Fraser’s flooring products.

CaberFix D4 is a solvent-free, one-component polyurethane adhesive for use with West Fraser’s CaberDek and CaberShieldEco. It is ideal for bonding flooring boards to both joists and tongue and groove joints, and for sealing the board edges. CaberFix Joint&Joist is a PU adhesive and sealant, and CaberFix tape, a polyethylene-coated cloth tape for sealing CaberDek perimeters to walls. Information on training and relevant regulations can be found here. For further information, call 01786 812 921 or visit Uk.westfraser.com

F. Ball Creates Photo Finish for Ascot Restaurant

F. Ball and Co. Ltd’s Stopgap 1200 and dual-bond adhesive system have been used by flooring contractors from Harris & Hiscock Ltd. to install luxury Wilton carpet as part of the refurbishment of the On 5 restaurant at Ascot racecourse. Situated on the fifth floor of the grandstand, the flagship fine dining restaurant offers private hospitality and spectacular views of the track, a private balcony, roof terrace and bar.

Contractors applied F. Ball’s Stopgap 1200 smoothing compound throughout the entire area to create a perfectly smooth surface for floorcoverings. The product is formulated so that it can be applied over old adhesive residues, eliminating the need for mechanical removal and saving time in these situations. It is low-odour, self-smoothing and fast-drying. Applied at a thickness of 2-5mm, it is walk-on hard from 60 minutes and dry enough to receive floorcoverings in as little as four hours.

Contractors installed Wilton carpet in the entrance areas using a dual bond system. This involved using F. Ball’s Styccobond F3 to create a permanent bond between carpet and underlay, with the company’s Styccobond F40 providing a peelable bond between the underlay and subfloor. This prevents floorcoverings moving laterally when subject to normal foot traffic but allows them to be easily lifted without damaging the subfloor when it eventually needs replacing. Wood floorcoverings were then installed in the lounge areas.

Commenting on the project, Steve Hiscock, managing director at Harris & Hiscock Ltd., who supervised the work, said: “Everything went as expected and was completed ahead of Royal Ascot, and the client is made up with the result, so we’re very happy. We do a lot of work at the racetrack, and we have go-to products for these that we know we can rely on to meet high expectations.” Visit: www.f-ball.co.uk